Recent content by kc27

Absolutely agree about tinnitus. Got tinnitus via a reaction to a prescription drug I was taking. I can usually ignore it, but in places without any background noise to mask the tinnitus, it can get annoying. Also agree about synthetic fabrics and the burns they can cause. I always insisted on...

I got cushions installed today. The cost for the cushions used was $10 for a weighted jump rope from Walmart. The cost could have been $5 for cushions from a weighted jump rope from Dollar General, or $4 for cushions from hand weights from a thrift store, but those were damaged as I learned how...

User reviews state trimming foam tubes is a challenge - it's hard to get a straight cut. I think I am just going to repurpose grips like those on a jump rope in case the trimming process doesn't go too well.

I stumbled across a product called Re-Grip. Kind of like a foam grip that shrinkwraps itself into position. If I can find it locally, I will give it a try. These are the uses/benefits they list on their website at re-grip.com

I have a 1970s Huffy built three-speed bike with a Shimano 333 twist grip shifter and matching handgrip on the non-shifting side. The stock grips offer minimal cushioning. How can I add cushioning and retain the original twist shifting mechanism? Would a foam grip expand enough to fit on the 31...

Thanks for the seat clamp resources. After a couple of trial rides, I might also need a longer stem to get the handlebars up a little higher. The stock stem is maxed out at height now, and it isn't very high to start with. From an online search, it looks like there are a couple of options...

Thanks - that will solve the problem. Did not know that part is called a "seat guts clamps"

I want to swap the seat on a 1970's Huffy bike to a modern rail style seat. The seat post on the Huffy bike is 22 mm. Does a clamp exist for a 22 mm post that will allow me to attach the new seat with the rail attachment system? The photo below shows the original seat and clamp at the top and...

You do not see Huffy tandems in that color very often. I just sold my 1972 Huffy tandem for $75. Very similar to yours except it had brown fenders. I had purchased it when new, rarely rode it, and stored it indoors,Interesting so it was well preserved.

I was born in 1958. I did not have an authentic Stingray, or even a knock-off Stingray, but I remember that style of bike being very popular. There were a lot of families with children in my neighborhood, but not every kid had a Stingray style bike. Many parents considered them a novelty and not...

My son does wants to keep it, so I will retrieve it from my parent's home a few states away, and then we can take a look at making it rideable. The seat attachment point on the bottom is rusted away, so it needs a seat, the banana seat bar needs to be moved and reattached to the axle, and a...

Thanks for the suggestions, Falstaff. If my son no longer wants the bike, I may do as you suggested and see if I can find someone on these forums who would appreciate it. I briefly looked for a replacement chain guard and rear fender. I think it would be a challenge finding those parts. I also...

Thanks for the Iverson suggestion. I did a Google search for Iverson bicycles and it does look similar if not identical to those bikes. One of the search results was from this forum. It looks like the bicycle pictured in the thread below...

This is a 1970s era bicycle that has been parked in a backyard shed for years. I think it is just a mass discounter variation of the Schwinn bikes of that time, because I cannot find any markings on it. My son had liked its looks, and wanted to hang on to it, but he got too tall for it, and...

Thanks Sensor I read through some of the other posts in these forums and saw the amazing things people have done with their bikes, and began to think the parts may be out there to make this work. It seems I would need at a minimum new cranks, chainwheels, and bottom bracket, because the stock...